Word: rigor
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After one student asked about the lack of difficulty in quantitative reasoning and science Cores, Gross—who co-teaches Quantitative Reasoning 28, “The Magic of Numbers”—dismissed the notion that that the courses lack rigor...
...hard to trace how these situations arise across campus: Harvard professors are recruited from other schools on the basis of academic rigor and achievement. Those not hand-plucked after brilliant articles and Nobel-winning volumes struggle to gain tenure, a process of political correctness and thousands of pages of academic writing. Not teaching ability...
...Alessandro’s plan would preserve the Intensive Studies Program curriculum, a popular alternative for students who desire a greater degree of academic rigor. The program will be relocated to one of the merged schools, but it will not be eliminated—giving Cambridge’s parents a greater degree of choice in their children’s education and providing a strong alternative to private schools...
...usually tell them that Waldorf helped bring me to Harvard, not by academic preparation—most classes were, quite frankly, laughable compared to the rigor experienced by many of my peers here—but by freeing me to explore my interests and giving me an innovative, holistic view on education. Still, I feel I should be honest with them. The social and intellectual opportunities are comparatively limited. If you’re not built for it, you may go crazy...
Fashion insiders are not famous for their critical rigor, but even in this industry, people haven't seen the kind of hyper hype that surrounds the 21-year-old Posen in a long time...